New York Officially Screws Pooch

Thanks to legislative shenanigans over some sort of party power struggle, the concurrent Senate and Assembly bills to legalize pro MMA in New York State have been kicked to the curb for now - casualties in a conflagration completely outside the realm of the foreseeable for those who pushed to have the sport return to the Empire State. "I'm hearing all kinds of things but the thoughts are that it's unlikely to happen at this time and will have to wait until either September or, sadly, 2010," said New York State Athletic Commission Chairwoman Melvina Lathan. "Wewerethisclose [sic]," she added. "I'm not giving up." Neither are we, Commissioner. Neither are we.